Parking Attendants Salary — San Francisco, California

The average Parking Attendants in San Francisco, California earns $46,810 a year.

$46,810 / year, mean
↑ 33.4% above national average 100th percentile in California

San Francisco sits at the very top of the range for this role in California — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's a substantial premium — this metro pays far more for parking attendants than the U.S. average. Cost of living here runs meaningfully above the national average. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within California

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
3,470
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.6%
Cost of living 116 #1 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2124 #140 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $1,149,215 #3 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $133,780 #2 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: San Francisco ranks #1 for cost of living and #3 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $46,810 San Jose $46,290 Santa Cruz $45,700 Seattle $44,310 Salinas $43,870 San Diego $41,690 Napa $41,040 Bellingham $40,870 Portland $40,600 Santa Rosa $40,600 Los Angeles $39,940 Bremerton $39,520 Chicago $39,520 Bend $39,450 Utica $39,180 Sacramento $39,170 Modesto $38,700 Spokane $38,480 Salisbury $38,270 Kiryas Joel $38,070 Santa Maria $38,070 Champaign $37,700 Oxnard $37,640 Syracuse $37,580 Salem $37,530 Baltimore $37,450 Olympia $37,360 Medford $37,310 Bakersfield $37,300 Bloomington $36,980 New York $36,840 Riverside $36,840 Eugene $36,690 Peoria $36,680 Trenton $36,360 Rochester $36,300 Fresno $36,200 Binghamton $36,030 Buffalo $35,390 Atlantic City $35,130 El Centro $35,050 Rockford $35,050 Springfield $35,020 Albany $35,010 Fort Wayne $34,950 Glens Falls $34,750 Kingston $34,700 Lansing $34,460 Huntington $34,420 Port St. Lucie $34,310 Vineland $34,300 Kankakee $34,090 Naples $33,990 Monroe $33,970 Battle Creek $33,950 South Bend $33,940 Lancaster $33,800 Philadelphia $33,770 Allentown $33,710 Gainesville $33,670 Detroit $33,470 Sarasota $33,450 Crestview $33,280 Grand Rapids $33,100 Lakeland $33,020 Ann Arbor $32,990 Bowling Green $32,950 Dallas $32,950 Lexington $32,700 Kalamazoo $32,610 Indianapolis $32,560 Saginaw $32,540 Harrisburg $32,500 Fort Myers $32,410 Pensacola $32,410 Lubbock $32,260 Louisville $32,250 Orlando $32,180 York $31,940 Reading $31,870 Houston $31,840 Palm Bay $31,820 Flint $31,810 Jacksonville $31,790 Miami $31,550 Tampa $31,510 Pittsburgh $31,380 Beaumont $31,350 Austin $31,340 Deltona $31,280 Tyler $31,130 Corpus Christi $31,100 Elizabethtown $30,970 Tallahassee $30,930 Scranton $30,660 Abilene $30,490 Charleston $30,430 Amarillo $30,420 Virginia Beach $30,300 San Antonio $30,040 Richmond $29,660 Erie $29,330 Roanoke $29,080 El Paso $28,740 Brownsville $27,290 Evansville $26,770 Johnstown $26,040 McAllen $25,950
CityMean salaryvs. San Francisco
Abilene, Texas$30,490-34.9%
Albany, New York$35,010-25.2%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$33,710-28.0%
Amarillo, Texas$30,420-35.0%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$32,990-29.5%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$35,130-25.0%
Austin, Texas$31,340-33.0%
Bakersfield, California$37,300-20.3%
Baltimore, Maryland$37,450-20.0%
Battle Creek, Michigan$33,950-27.5%
Beaumont, Texas$31,350-33.0%
Bellingham, Washington$40,870-12.7%
Bend, Oregon$39,450-15.7%
Binghamton, New York$36,030-23.0%
Bloomington, Illinois$36,980-21.0%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$32,950-29.6%
Bremerton, Washington$39,520-15.6%
Brownsville, Texas$27,290-41.7%
Buffalo, New York$35,390-24.4%
Fort Myers, Florida$32,410-30.8%
Champaign, Illinois$37,700-19.5%
Charleston, West Virginia$30,430-35.0%
Chicago, Illinois$39,520-15.6%
Corpus Christi, Texas$31,100-33.6%
Crestview, Florida$33,280-28.9%
Dallas, Texas$32,950-29.6%
Deltona, Florida$31,280-33.2%
Detroit, Michigan$33,470-28.5%
El Centro, California$35,050-25.1%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$30,970-33.8%
El Paso, Texas$28,740-38.6%
Erie, Pennsylvania$29,330-37.3%
Eugene, Oregon$36,690-21.6%
Evansville, Indiana$26,770-42.8%
Flint, Michigan$31,810-32.0%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$34,950-25.3%
Fresno, California$36,200-22.7%
Gainesville, Florida$33,670-28.1%
Glens Falls, New York$34,750-25.8%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$33,100-29.3%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$32,500-30.6%
Houston, Texas$31,840-32.0%
Huntington, West Virginia$34,420-26.5%
Indianapolis, Indiana$32,560-30.4%
Jacksonville, Florida$31,790-32.1%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$26,040-44.4%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$32,610-30.3%
Kankakee, Illinois$34,090-27.2%
Kingston, New York$34,700-25.9%
Kiryas Joel, New York$38,070-18.7%
Lakeland, Florida$33,020-29.5%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$33,800-27.8%
Lansing, Michigan$34,460-26.4%
Lexington, Kentucky$32,700-30.1%
Los Angeles, California$39,940-14.7%
Louisville, Kentucky$32,250-31.1%
Lubbock, Texas$32,260-31.1%
McAllen, Texas$25,950-44.6%
Medford, Oregon$37,310-20.3%
Miami, Florida$31,550-32.6%
Modesto, California$38,700-17.3%
Monroe, Michigan$33,970-27.4%
Napa, California$41,040-12.3%
Naples, Florida$33,990-27.4%
New York, New York$36,840-21.3%
Sarasota, Florida$33,450-28.5%
Olympia, Washington$37,360-20.2%
Orlando, Florida$32,180-31.3%
Oxnard, California$37,640-19.6%
Palm Bay, Florida$31,820-32.0%
Pensacola, Florida$32,410-30.8%
Peoria, Illinois$36,680-21.6%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$33,770-27.9%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$31,380-33.0%
Portland, Oregon$40,600-13.3%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$34,310-26.7%
Reading, Pennsylvania$31,870-31.9%
Richmond, Virginia$29,660-36.6%
Riverside, California$36,840-21.3%
Roanoke, Virginia$29,080-37.9%
Rochester, New York$36,300-22.5%
Rockford, Illinois$35,050-25.1%
Sacramento, California$39,170-16.3%
Saginaw, Michigan$32,540-30.5%
Salem, Oregon$37,530-19.8%
Salinas, California$43,870-6.3%
Salisbury, Maryland$38,270-18.2%
San Antonio, Texas$30,040-35.8%
San Diego, California$41,690-10.9%
San Jose, California$46,290-1.1%
Santa Cruz, California$45,700-2.4%
Santa Maria, California$38,070-18.7%
Santa Rosa, California$40,600-13.3%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$30,660-34.5%
Seattle, Washington$44,310-5.3%
South Bend, Indiana$33,940-27.5%
Spokane, Washington$38,480-17.8%
Springfield, Illinois$35,020-25.2%
Syracuse, New York$37,580-19.7%
Tallahassee, Florida$30,930-33.9%
Tampa, Florida$31,510-32.7%
Trenton, New Jersey$36,360-22.3%
Tyler, Texas$31,130-33.5%
Utica, New York$39,180-16.3%
Vineland, New Jersey$34,300-26.7%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$30,300-35.3%
York, Pennsylvania$31,940-31.8%
Gross salary
46,810/yr
Estimated take-home
38,784/yr
Est. total withheld
17.1%

Single filer, federal + California state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

View cost of living in this state All Parking Attendants salaries in California → All Parking Attendants salaries →
Community reality check

Community reality check for San Francisco

These notes add local color around San Francisco, California: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 53-6021 SOC code
Official area San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 41860 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ca_ftb_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
OaklandFremont
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

On this page

Where this is

AK HI

Highlighted: California

Population (metro area)
4,653,593